SUMMARY OF INFORMATION FROM MANUFACTURER:FORD PROVIDED 28 OWNERCOMPLAINTS WHICH ALLEGE IN-DASH FIRES.THERE WERE NO RECALLS OR SERVICEBULLETINS ISSUED BY FORD RELATING TO THE ALLEGED PROBLEM.FORD DOESNOT BELIEVE THAT A SAFETY-RELATED DEFECT EXISTS WITHIN THE SUBJECT MODEL.ANALYSIS:A REVIEW WAS CONDUCTED OF THE 35 FIRE COMPLAINTS. ALL APPEARTO BE ELECTRICAL IN NATURE, ORIGINATING IN THE INNER-DASH WIRING AREA,WITH NO PRE-WARNING TO THE VEHICLE OPERATOR OF THE IMPENDING FIRE OTHERTHAN SMOKE ENTERING THE VEHICLE THROUGH THE VENT OPENINGS.IT ISSUGGESTED THAT FURTHER INFORMATION BE REQUESTED FROM THE MANUFACTURERREGARDING THIS VEHICLE'S ELECTRICAL/WIRING SYSTEM.THIS SHOULD INCLUDEQUESTIONS ABOUT CURRENT CAPACITY AND OVERLOAD PROTECTION SYSTEMS.PROPOSED ACTION:UPGRADE THIS PRELIMINARY EVALUATION TO AN ENGINEERINGANALYSIS.===